Ingrida Šimonytė
Politics

Lithuania’s TS-LKD picks Šimonytė as presidential candidate

Lithuania’s opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) has picked MP and former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė as the party’s presidential candidate in a primary election held over the weekend. […]

Politics

Lithuania launching survey of opinions on permanent time

A representative public opinion survey is getting underway in Lithuania to ask people if they think the country should go for permanent summer or winter time, the Transport and Communications Ministry said on Monday. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Politics

We’ll reject presidential veto, law drafted based on her proposal, LSDDP leader says

The Lithuanian parliament will reject the president’s veto blocking plans to provide a state subsidy to the Social Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania this year, the party’s leader Gediminas Kirkilas says. […]

Rolandas Paksas
Politics

Attempt to allow Lithuania’s impeached president to run in elections fails

A fresh attempt to lift a lifetime ban on Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run in elections, as ordered by the European Court of Human Rights, fell through on Thursday. […]